90. Dishwasher Seals

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from automatic dishwasher seals.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• The dishwasher rubber seal acts as a reservoir of bacteria in the home environment - PubMed
• Dishwashers--a man-made ecological niche accommodating human opportunistic fungal pathogens - PubMed
• Dishwashers are a major source of human opportunistic yeast-like fungi in indoor environments in Mersin, Turkey: Medical Mycology: Vol 51, No 5
• A method to evaluate factors influencing the microbial reduction in domestic dishwashers - Brands - 2020 - Journal of Applied Microbiology - Wiley Online Library

89. Public Bathroom Mouthwash

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from using public bathroom mouthwash.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Tom Joad on Twitter: "@benjaminchapman @bugcounter Is this normal? And....why? Why? https://t.co/gTEeR7Vwxx" / Twitter
• GotFreshBreath Mouthwash Dispenser
• All Products | GotFreshBreath
• Manual Mouthwash Dispenser Installation Guide | GotFreshBreath
• Biotene - Wikipedia

88. Mail Order Meat

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from ordering and eating mail order meat.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• David Sinclair on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman Obviously this is not safe, but I’d be curious about your thoughts on mail order meat generally: ☢️ risky or 👍 not?" / Twitter
• https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-lib/42356/PDF/1/play/
• Food Safety Challenges in the Modern Food Delivery World by Donald Schaffner – In Defense of Processed Food
• Online Purveyors of Raw Meat, Poultry, and Seafood Products: Delivery Policies and Available Consumer Food Safety Information
• Outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections associated with nonintact blade-tenderized frozen steaks sold by door-to-door vendors - PubMed

87. 27 Lbs of Unrefrigerated Feta Cheese

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating 27 lbs of unrefrigerated feta cheese.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Athenos Natural, Feta Cheese - 9 lb, Nutrition Information | Innit
• Microbiological quality of white‐brined cheeses: a review - Bintsis - 2002 - International Journal of Dairy Technology - Wiley Online Library
• Storage Temperatures Necessary to Maintain Cheese Safety - International Association for Food Protection Storage Temperatures Necessary to Maintain Cheese Safety pdf

86. Thawing Poultry at Room Temperature

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of thawing poultry at room temperature.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Savana on Twitter: "@VectorSciNikki @benjaminchapman @bugcounter You guys can probably explain more eloquently than I can" / Twitter
• Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "Room temperature thawing of frozen meat is an interesting topic that comes up from time to time. If you check all of the food safety advice websites they will tell you that it is not safe to do this. (1/18)" / Twitter
• Staphylococcus aureus - Wikipedia
• ComBase

85. Doing a “Shoey”

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of doing a “shoey”.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• The shoey: Why it's a bad idea to copy Daniel Ricciardo's F1 podium ritual - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

84. Aseptic Chicken Broth on the Counter for 2 Days

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of using aseptic chicken broth on the counter for 2 days.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• (18) Glass Half Empty on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman Help! I just discovered that I left an open Tetra Pak box of chicken broth on the counter for 2 days. Smells okay. Is it risky to use it or not? https://t.co/tiCODvC33p" / Twitter
• The Effects of Heat Activation on Bacillus Spore Germination, with Nutrients or under High Pressure, with or without Various Germination Proteins | Applied and Environmental Microbiology

83. Cannibal or Tiger Meat Sandwiches

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating cannibal or tiger meat sandwiches.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️

Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• (18) fedsoc sucks on Twitter: "Steak tartare but make it fucking stupid" / Twitter
• Cannibal Sandwiches: A Polarizing And Misunderstood Wisconsin Tradition | Wisconsin Public Radio
• Notes from the Field: Escherichia coli O157:H7 Outbreak Associated with Seasonal Consumption of Raw Ground Beef — Wisconsin, December 2012–January 2013
• Welcome to CDC stacks |
• Outbreak of Salmonella Serotype Typhimurium Infection Associated with Eating Raw Ground Beef -- Wisconsin, 1994

82. Peeling Clementines With Your Teeth

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of peeling clementines with your teeth.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Quantification of Transfer of Salmonella from Citrus Fruits to Peel, Edible Portion, and Gloved Hands during Hand Peeling | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press
• Coliforms, Escherichia coli and Salmonella Serovars Associated with a Citrus-Processing Facility Implicated in a Salmonellosis Outbreak | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press

81. Shipping Pumpkin Pie

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of shipping pumpkin pie cross country.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Julie Weiss on Twitter: Love your show!!!Shipping a homemade frozen pumpkin pie cross-country overnight.
• Evaluation and Definition of Potentially Hazardous Foods
• Turns out it was Tiff, not Marco, Don regrets mis-speaking
• Nick Fragedakis - Program Director and Acidified Foods Process Authority
• Growth of Salmonella typhimurium and Staphylococcus aureus in Retail Pumpkin Pies1 | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press
• The Complex Underworld of Lost Baggage Delivery - Underunderstood

80. Old canned soup

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating very old canned soup.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼
Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• (3) John Wyatt on Twitter: "@TorontoStar @parkdalefoodbnk @bugcounter @benjaminchapman - Risky or not?" / Twitter
• ‘I’m just hungry.’ Toronto man vows to eat 14-year-old can of soup in hopes of raising $10,000 for local food bank | The Star
• Donate Now - Parkdale Community Food Bank
• Can infant formula and baby food be used after the date expires?
• Food Product Dating
• Cuff The Duke - Confessions From A Parkdale Basement (Official Audio) - YouTube
• Parkdale Community Food Bank on Instagram: “Hey guys, @liborio_verne here. I am eternally grateful for your support and enthusiasm out of what was essentially a joke. Together, we…”
• Food Safety Talk 196: Superintendent of Judges
• Parkdale, Toronto - Wikipedia

79. Not Washing Sodastream Bottles

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risk of rinsing (not washing) your Sodastream bottles between uses.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• SodaStream Bottle Cleaning Tips -
• Sodastream Zylinder selbst nachfüllen
• An overview of microorganisms and factors contributing for the microbial stability of carbonated soft drinks - ScienceDirect
• Surface Sanitation and Microbiological Food Quality of a University Foodservice Operation - Buckalew - 1996 - Foodservice Research International - Wiley Online Library

78. Garlic Confit

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of storing homemade garlic confit in your refrigerator for months.

Dr. Don - risky ☣️

Professor Ben - risky ☣️

• Confit | Definition of Confit by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of Confit
• Confit - Wikipedia
• Justin Modugno on Twitter: "@bugcounter risky or not? https://t.co/7ShznsGBOi" / Twitter
• Garlic-in-oil associated botulism: episode leads to product modification. | AJPH | Vol. 80 Issue 11
• Current Food Safety Issues of Home-prepared Vegetables and Herbs Stored in Oil
• Home Storage Temperatures and Consumer Handling of Refrigerated Foods in Sweden | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press
• Garlic: Safe Methods to Store, Preserve, and Enjoy

77. Takeout and COVID-19

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the COVID-19 risks from takeout food.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍

Professor Ben - not risky 👍

• Welcome to FoodCoVNET | NC State Extension
• Potential for foodborne transmission Covid-19: » Meat Industry Association
• (3) Don Schaffner 🦠 on Twitter: "Hey folks, @LexFri asks a great question.
• Turning This Car Around

76. Eating Every Dry Aged Meat

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from eating every dry aged meat.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍

Professor Ben - not risky 👍

• I Dry Aged EVERY Meat, ATE them and this happened! - YouTube
• Fortunate Son | Do By Friday
• UMAi Dry Ribeye Striploin Premium Dry Age Bags for Meat | Dry Aging Meat Kit for Refrigerator | Simple at Home Method | Packet Includes 3 UMAi Dry Bags Sized for Ribeye and Striploin Steaks: Home Improvement
• Survival of Salmonella on cuts of beef carcasses subjected to dry aging - Knudsen - 2011 - Journal of Applied Microbiology - Wiley Online Library
• Survey of Antimicrobial Effects of Beef Carcass Intervention Treatments in Very Small State‐Inspected Slaughter Plants - Algino - 2007 - Journal of Food Science - Wiley Online Library
• 34: Thawing Frozen Fish in Vacuum Packed Bag — Risky or Not?

75. Restaurant Baked Potato Skins

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating restaurant baked potato skins.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Large Outbreak of Botulism: The Hazardous Baked Potato | The Journal of Infectious Diseases | Oxford Academic
• Gritty (mascot) - Wikipedia)

74. Canned Whipped Cream 14 Months Past Best by Date

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of consuming canned whipped cream 14 months past it's best by date.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Eric B on Twitter: "@bugcounter @benjaminchapman Canned whipped cream (like Reddi-wip) kept in the fridge for 20 months (14 months past best by date). Fridge is kept at 38°F and had a themometer part of the time. #RiskyOrNot" / Twitter
• Reddi-wip
• Whippet - Wikipedia
• Whipped-cream charger - Wikipedia

73. Preparing Poultry and Just Using Hand Sanitizer

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks when preparing poultry and just using hand sanitizer.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Jon Kimble on Twitter: "When preparing poultry, and you don't have soap and water available (?!) just use sanitizer... what do you think? @bugcounter @benjaminchapman @mbbatz https://t.co/2Ye77tpG4A" / Twitter
• Management of Risk of Microbial Cross-Contamination from Uncooked Frozen Hamburgers by Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press
• SaniTwice: a novel approach to hand hygiene for reducing bacterial contamination on hands when soap and water are unavailable - PubMed
• Efficacy of Instant Hand Sanitizers against Foodborne Pathogens Compared with Hand Washing with Soap and Water in Food Preparation Settings: A Systematic Review | Journal of Food Protection | Allen Press

72. Old Fruit Cake

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of old fruit cake.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• 141-year-old fruitcake is a Michigan family's heirloom - News - Ionia Sentinel - Standard-Ionia, MI - Ionia, MI
• Intermediate Moisture Foods - ScienceDirect
• Fruitcake – Will it Last Forever? | NC State News
• Icebox Fruitcake And Why Christmas Trees Don't Have to be Green - Southern Bite
• World's Best Fruit Cake (Moist Fruit Cake Recipe) A Beautiful Plate

71. Toilet Milky Way

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks of eating toilet Milky Way.

Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼

Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼

• Milky Way (chocolate bar) - Wikipedia)
• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - Wikipedia
• Amazon.com: Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel: A Biography (9780306807367): Morgan, Judith, Morgan, Neil: Books
• Dr. Seuss Books Can Be Racist, But We Still Keep Reading Them : Code Switch : NPR